- November 22, 2024
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Also: A furious scooterist gets road rage; a homeowner reports something, or maybe nothing, stolen; and, this is why you never wire money to strangers.
COMPILED BY THE OBSERVER STAFF
Oct. 10
The grass isn't always greener
10:56 a.m. — 50 Block of Windrift Court. Vandalism. The victim said her neighbor offered to assist her with her lawn without payment, but later, he told her to talk to his wife about starting to pony up for the service. Shortly after she explained that she did not want to employ him, her grapefruit tree and an area of her lawn died.
A friend told her it looked like it was caused by chemicals. The lawn started to recover and then stripes and a large patch of dead grass developed. The hibiscus bush also died. She said she believes the neighbor caused it but could not provide his exact address.
Oct. 9
A wipe for a wipe?
10:03 p.m. — 400 Block of South Atlantic Avenue. Vandalism. The victims said they were traveling north on Atlantic Avenue when they saw the suspect, described as a male in his 20s with a scruffy beard, blue jeans and a traffic-safety vest, driving erratically on his black and white scooter. The victim said he honked his horn and the suspect became angry and started yelling. Shortly after, they stopped at a gas station.
The suspect arrived, entered the store and began yelling at the victims. The suspect then went outside to their vehicle, ripped off the passenger side windshield wiper and scratched the hood with its arm. The suspect then spit on the window, got on his scooter and left the area.
Sept. 27
Ding-dong ditch
1:58 a.m. — 700 Block of South Beach Street. Suspicious Incident. The victim called the police and said that two males and a female were talking outside of his garage, and then he heard banging noises from all around his yard.
He said he thought the subjects also entered his garage and stole something. He was unable to describe the suspects or if anything was actually stolen. The officer told him to contact police if he discovered anything missing.
Sept. 27
A check in hand is better than two on Craigslist
1:56 p.m. — 200 Block of Grove Street. Fraud. The victim said she found a job on craigslist.com that required her to drive around the mother an engineer working in Texas, but first the car had to be shipped from Texas. The suspect told her he would send her a check for $2,950 and her salary was $1,440. After receiving the check, she sent $1,500 by Western Union to the suspect’s agent, as directed, so the agent could ship the car.
The suspect then told her more money had to be sent to the agent, but that another check would be sent to reimburse her. The victim went online the next day and discovered her account was overdrawn $1,000. The victim called the suspect and he had such a strong accent she could barely understand him. When she asked where he worked, the phone went dead.
While the officer was interviewing the victim, she received a text message from the suspect, which said, “Hello.” The victim provided a copy of the emails as evidence. There are no suspects.
